A man masquerading as a medical doctor has been arrested by the Ghana Police Service for allegedly scamming unsuspecting Ghanaians with fake promises of international travel opportunities.
The suspect, identified as Fredrick Papa Kow-Assifuah, was picked up on Thursday, June 6, during a covert operation conducted by the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) at Crispo City in Kasoa, located in the Central Region.
According to a police press release shared with the Ghana News Agency on Tuesday, the suspect was fully dressed in a white lab coat with a stethoscope slung around his neck at the time of arrest. He was reportedly preparing to meet yet another victim he had deceived online.
A search of his residence yielded a number of medical items including two stethoscopes, three intravenous (IV) drips, five syringes, two sample bottles, one roll of plaster, six vaccine bottles, a Ghanaian passport, and GH¢8,500.00 in cash.
Under interrogation, Fredrick confessed to posing as a doctor at United Brain Hospital in Mallam, Accra, a position he never held. He admitted to leveraging this fake identity to build romantic relationships with women online, convincing them to send money under the guise of helping them travel to Europe.
He is currently in police custody and assisting with ongoing investigations. Authorities have indicated he will be arraigned before court soon.
